pernicious
adjective
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful.
perniciousness
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a word derived from
pernicious.
Example Sentences
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“MSCHF intended to comment on the absurdity of the collaboration culture practiced by some brands, and about the perniciousness of intolerance,” Mr. Bernstein said in an emailed statement.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
Bremmer said that the criticism of Buttigieg really just “shows perniciousness in an attempt to smear the guy”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2020
There was something about being rendered invisible and the perniciousness of the systems that render too many people invisible in our society that has informed how I think about our work here at Ford.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
But the perniciousness of poverty lies, in part, in the decisions it forces people to make.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2017
Its perniciousness is due to an aggravation or sheer exaggeration of the cold stage of an intermittent attack.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
